Erik Huggers, member of the Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media, is stepping down from his mandate after nine years as of June 30th, in order to focus on his activities as Senior Advisor to EQT…
The producer and distributor Toonz Media, is participating at the Annecy Festival and its market MIFA, where Bruno Zarka, President of Development, Distribution and Co-production, talked with Prensario about the latest news of the company.…
WBD presented its upcoming adult animation slate for Max in a presentation starred by Suzanna Makko, exec VP of original comedy and adult animation, who unveiled the 2nd season trailer for Ten Year Old Tom…
A new partnership has been established between Asia’s key content market and conference, the Asia TV Forum (ATF), and the leading program for Asian-European co-productions, TIES THAT BIND (TTB), to launch a brand-new lab and…
Published at TBI, Terry Kalagian, recently promoted to president of global animation, kids & family, at Gaumont, talked about company plans to take advance the spending power in French and German markets due to growth,…
LA-based Genius Brands has announced that will change its name to Kartoon Studios on June 26 to reflect its shift towards becoming a production, distribution and licensing company. The new movement is a ‘better fit’…
Hasbro has signed a global deal with Sony Music Publishing to represent its portfolio of kids and family brands, including the IPs Peppa Pig, Transformers and My Little Pony. In addition to helping expand the…
Global independent content distributor GoQuest Media has struck a deal with Lithuanian production company Dansu Films for the drama series Troll Farm. The deal announced today gives GoQuest Media the worldwide distribution rights (excluding Lithuania…
The 2D animation studio and the production company specializing in the adaptation of video games for film and television, announce their collaboration on a new comedy/adventure series. Somewhere Animation (Mediawan Kids & Family), the company…
Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group (WBMPG) has tapped trailblazing animation veteran Bill Damaschke to lead its feature animation operations as their newly rebranded Warner Bros. Pictures Animation president. He will be based at the studio’s…
‘Netflix has become a platform where everyone in a family can find something they love to watch’, Dominique Bazay, head of global independent TV originals, said at a recent conference. The executive highlighted that the…
NATPE Budapest, the iconic market focused on low-production CEE countries, returns once again to the agenda of TV industry executives at the InterContinental Hotel in the Hungarian capital. After a 2022 edition (organized by the…
Arribando a su séptimo aniversario, Conecta FICTION & ENTERTAINMENT (CFE), el mercado enfocado en la creación, desarrollo, producción y financiación de contenido para la televisión regresa a Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha (España) hasta el 29 de…
After Content Americas was held in Miami last January, C21 confirmed that its next event would be called Content Budapest, a market with a specific format: to promote the co-production business in the countries of…
One of the central events of the animation industry, The Annecy International Animation Film Festival and its MIFA market, organized by the Center National du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC) and CITIA, reach 60…
New Europe Marker (NEM) has celebrated its 10th anniversary, again in the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia. The four-day market organized by the Croatian Mediavision, continues to maintain its precise focus on the countries of the…
‘The kids and young-adult content available on the international market has not changed that much. Change in content is happening mostly on YouTube and Tik Tok where this segment has taken power and created what…
The pandemic and the boost that pubcasters have had on children’s content has resumed family viewing. And although this consumption takes place more and more through devices and platforms, the importance for safe content and…
This is a unique month for the content industry. While the last years before the pandemic, content people tended to be focused on the biggest shows, now they are on the opposite. There are many…
During the recent edition of NEM Dubrovnik 2023, the CEE market, Maria Rua Aguete, Senior Director of OMDIA, said that by 2028, the region is on its way to reach US$42 million in revenue by…
Yann Labasque, director of youth programs at TF1, has been highlighting the company’s strong focus on delivering gender-neutral shows that mix comedy and adventure with relatable characters and strong franchise potential. ‘Editorially, our focus is…
The global advertising market continues to grow and recover after the ravages of Covid-19. In the case of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, GroupM predicts that the segment will grow by 4.5% this…
In addition to The Annecy International Animation Film Festival, executives dedicated to the animation industry have two events on their agenda that continue to grow year after year: Premios Quirino de la Animación Iberoamericana and…
La proliferación de las plataformas de streaming y los distintos modelos del negocio de la producción han hecho que cada región empiece a potenciar sus hub audiovisuales, soportado por la fuerza de empresas locales y…
Audiovisual co-productions and the incentives to carry them out continue to play a valuable role in the global content industry. With a general rate of around 25-30% of eligible spending (although higher rates and other…
Western Europe has unquestionably become one of the emerging markets within the gaming segment: it is the third largest mobile gaming market by revenue (after East Asia and North America), generating more than $7 billion…
Reaching $8.8 billion by 2027, Pay TV is expected to continue to grow for years to come. This forecast is driven by the low penetration of the large streaming platforms and some distributors, who have…
India’s powerhouse studio Toonz Media, and Kids’ and family entertainment producer Kenn Viselman (Teletubbies, Moonzy) have launched Itsy bitsy Animation brand. Under this deal, both companies plan to introduce a new project each year, beginning…
The production arm of the public broadcaster buys a majority stake in the renowned French animation studio. Recently, the company commented that is looking to build a creative hub in the south of France for…
The executive assumes the position to replace Dominique Bourse at the animation studio. Cyber Group Studios, the french animation production company, has promoted Raphaelle Mathieu as its new COO. As of today, the executive will…
